Education

WILLMAR -- The state's new method of measuring student achievement has become more complex, but it should yield more useful results for teachers. Brenda Cassellius, Minnesota's commissioner of education, discussed...

ATWATER -- When the doors open Tuesday morning at the elementary school in Atwater, students will be greeted by new teachers, new classmates, a new computer lab, freshly painted classrooms...

WILLMAR -- The activity level is picking up this week on Ridgewater College's Willmar campus as students and staff arrive for the beginning of the fall semester on Monday. Students...

WILLMAR --Malachy Kinney seemed to think it was an odd question. "Of course" he was enjoying orchestra camp, he said as he headed off to prepare for a recital. "I...

WILLMAR -- When Willmar school officials embarked on a plan to revitalize their elementary schools, they said they needed the entire community. At Monday's School Board meeting, they talked about...

WILLMAR -- Like many students, Nate Mittag didn't think the talk of iPads for Willmar Senior High students would become a reality. So he and other students were pretty happy...

From markers and colored pencils to calculators and laptops, the high cost of back to school shopping has many concerned. According to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation,...